Showato blade Mei

[marivo]

Hello, is this a date?
Grz Marivo.

[ghp95134]

濃州関住福田祐光
Noshū Seki Jū Fukuda Sukemitsu
Fukuda Sukemitsu, Resident of Seki [city], Noshū [Modern Gifu Prefecture]

[BOB COLEMAN]

This is not an old blade. It is a factory made non traditional construction military blade from WW2.

[marivo]

So made after 1941 and what do you think of this writing??

[ghp95134]

So made after 1941 and what do you think of this writing??

Tanigawa 用
Tanigawa-yō

谷川
Tanigawa

The owner's name is Tanigawa [valley river]; Tanigawa 用 means "for Tanigawa" or "Tanigawa's use"; in English we'd say "Property of Tanigawa"

--Guy

[Stu W]

So made after 1941 and what do you think of this writing??

No, not in my opinion. WW2 started earlier for many countries than it did for the US. Japanese were into China well before 41. Can you show us the rest of the sword?

Reads,
Stu

[marivo]

Some more pics.